Cambridge IELTS 20 · Listening · Test 2 · Part 3

Urban Development And Human Geography Discussion — IELTS Listening Answers

All 10 answers for Urban Development And Human Geography Discussion, Cambridge IELTS 20 Listening Test 2 Part 3, with the transcript evidence and an explanation for each.

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Urban Development And Human Geography Discussion answer key at a glance

Questions 21–30. Tap an answer to see the evidence.

  1. 21D
  2. 22G
  3. 23B
  4. 24A
  5. 25E
  6. 26C
  7. 27A
  8. 28A
  9. 29B
  10. 30C

What this part tests

This part is tested with Matching (Q21–25). Each section below gives the strategy for that question type, the answers, and the sentence that proves them.

Questions 21–25: Matching

Strategy: Track the options while you listen and match by meaning, not by hearing the exact word. One option may be used more than once.

Q21D
“Yeah, but quite straightforward to find on the internet”

Option D fits: the information was quite straightforward to find on the internet, so it was easy to locate.

Q22G
“Yes, fascinating, wasn’t it”

Option G fits: the reply 'Yes, fascinating, wasn't it' shows the pair found that material especially interesting.

Q23B
“I thought that had been taken off the syllabus for this year”

Option B fits: she thought the topic had been taken off the syllabus for this year, so it is no longer required.

Q24A
“I didn't get much out of that. It was all so general and the lecturer didn't give any useful examples”

Option A fits: he got little out of the lecture because it was all so general with no useful examples.

Q25E
“The trouble is, Dr Lee was saying, that you have to be careful with some of the figures relating to poverty. They're sometimes deliberately manipulated”

Option E fits: figures on poverty must be treated carefully because they are sometimes deliberately manipulated.

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It is Part 3 of Cambridge IELTS 20 Listening Test 2, and it covers Questions 21–30.

What question types appear in Urban Development And Human Geography Discussion?

The part is tested with Matching. Each type is explained on this page, alongside the answers.

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